From: huw.davies@kerberos.davies.net.au
Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 4:23 AM
To: Info-VAX@Mvb.Saic.Com
Subject: Re: getting SIMH 2.9-6/VAX + VMS configured ?

I'm running SIMH 2.9-6/VAX on my Alpha PWS500a running Linux. I'm running RedHat 7.1
with a custom built kernel version 2.4.13-ac8.

I didn't seem to have a 7.2 OpenVMS/VAX distribution CD at home, the only one I could find
was 7.3. I used the following configuration file to attempt to install 7.3:

   set cpu 64M
   load -r /root/simh/VAX/ka655.bin
   set rq0 ra82
   at rq0 /library/simh/VAX/vaxsys.dsk
   set rq1 cdrom
   at rq1 /dev/dvd

then

   show conf

give

   CPU, 65536KB
   TLB, 2 units
     TLB0, 8KW
     TLB1, 8KW
   ROM, 128KB
   NVR, 1KB
   SYSD, 2 units
     SYSD0
     SYSD1
   QBA
   TTI
   TTO
   CSI
   CSO, not attached
   CLK
   PTR, address=20001F68-20001F6F, not attached
   PTP, address=20001F68-20001F6F, not attached
   LPT, address=20001F4C-20001F4F, not attached
   RQ, address=20001468-2000146B, 4 units
     RQ0, 622932KB, attached to /library/simh/VAX/vaxsys.dsk, write enabled, RA82
     RQ1, 681574KB, attached to /dev/dvd, read only, read only, RRD40
     RQ2, 159334KB, not attached, write enabled, RD54
     RQ3, 409KB, not attached, write enabled, RX50
   RL, address=20001900-20001909, 4 units
     RL0, 2621KW, not attached, write enabled, autosize
     RL1, 2621KW, not attached, write enabled, autosize
     RL2, 2621KW, not attached, write enabled, autosize
     RL3, 2621KW, not attached, write enabled, autosize
   TS, address=20001550-20001553, not attached, write enabled
   DZ, address=20000040-2000005F, lines=32, not attached

   boot CPU

gives

   KA655-B V5.3, VMB 2.7
   Performing normal system tests.
   40..39..38..37..36..35..34..33..32..31..30..29..28..27..26..25..
   24..23..22..21..20..19..18..17..16..15..14..13..12..11..10..09..
   08..07..06..05..04..03..
   Tests completed.

a quick sanity check

   >>>show dev
   UQSSP Disk Controller 0 (772150)
   -DUA0 (RA82)
   -DUA1 (RRD40)
   -DUA2 (RD54)
   -DUA3 (RX50)

   RLV12 Controller 0 (774400)
   -DLA0 (RL01)
   -DLA1 (RL01)
   -DLA2 (RL01)
   -DLA3 (RL01)

Now let's try booting off the CD (in the DVD drive). The CD spins up
(it must do to read VMB)

   >>>boot dua1
   (BOOT/R5:0 DUA1)



     2..
   -DUA1
     1..0..


I worry about the failure to map the dump and pagefiles....

   %SYSBOOT-I-SYSBOOT Mapping the SYSDUMP.DMP on the System Disk
   %SYSBOOT-W-SYSBOOT Can not map SYSDUMP.DMP on the System Disk
   %SYSBOOT-W-SYSBOOT Can not map PAGEFILE.SYS on the System Disk

At this point, the simulator loops. Just in case it was slow, I left it running
all night but it was still at the same spot!

As a quick sanity check I've installed netBSD without issue.

I guess the questions is, Has anyone got 7.3 to boot? I will pick up a 7.2CD from
work tomorrow to test this out. I would have thought 7.3 should work, 
after all, it's supported according to the SPD!
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